The ports that need to be forwarded for JRiver Media Center are listed here:
JRiver Media Center - PC
- TCP: 52199
- UDP:
Forward Ports for JRiver Media Center
You may need to forward ports in your router when you use JRiver Media Center. By forwarding ports you allow connection requests coming from the internet to be directed to JRiver Media Center.
Routers do not generally allow incoming connection requests from the internet. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.
Before You Forward a Port
Before forwarding a port make sure that you know these things:
- Your router's internal IP address.
- The internal IP address of your computer.
- A list of TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
Find the IP Address of Your Router
We have free Router Detector software to help you find your router's IP address. It is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and is free for you to use it.
You can also follow our Find Your Router IP Address article.
How To Forward Ports for JRiver Media Center
You can use our Network Utilities software to automatically forward ports for you. Network Utilities lets you manage port forwards by putting them in when you need them and also removing the ones that you no longer need which maximized network security.
Alternatively you can do it by hand. The process for forwarding a port is:
- You can start by logging in to your router.
- Look for the port forwarding section in your router.
- Type the IP address of your computer into the correct box in your router.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports for JRiver Media Center in the corresponding boxes in your router.
Usually you have to reboot your router in order to save the changes.
You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for JRiver Media Center:
List of Routers - Customized for JRiver Media Center
Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for JRiver Media Center.